Richmond Palladium (Daily), 19 August 1904 — Page 1

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PANHANDLE WRECK SIXTH ST. CROSSING

PASSENGER TRAIN NO. 20 RUNS INTO A FREIGHT THREE CARS AND ENGINE Badly Damaged The Engine Jumped the Track and Cars Were Piled in a Heap. Last evening about 5:20 a bad wreck occurred at the north sixth street crossing of the Pennsylvania railroad in this city. Passenger train No. 20, due here at 4:50, was about twenty minutes late. When the train had crossed the bridge it was running at about the required speed. A freight train was running ahead on the same track and as No. 20 rounded the curve it ran into the rear of the freight and sent the caboose and two coaches into the air. The three cars were smashed beyond 'further usefulness and the remains were piled in a heap, while the small stuff in the freight cars was scattered promiscuously about the vicinity where the accident occurred. The engine of No. 20 had the front end torn off and had to be taken to the shop for repairs. After the clash came No. 20 was backed and run onto another track in order to get into the depot with its cargo of human freight and when crossing Sixth street the cow catcher was imbedded in the wood of the crossing and the engine jumped the track. This new phase of the situation required some little time to adjust and it was nearly six o'clock when the . train pulled into the station and another engine attached." 5 The loss to the company . will be the cost of two freight cars and a caboose and the damage to the engine. Fortunately no person was seriously injured, land only a few slight scratches' were "observed. When the two trains came together the passengers were only slightly shaken up, but when the engine jumped the track at the crossing the shock to the passengers was quite severe, for by this time they were in a receptive condition for anything that might happen. The ladies on the train were pretty generally frightened. The wreck no sooner occurred than there was a large force of men at work getting the engine back upon the track. Hundreds of town people were also on the scene in a short time. The Cause. In this as in most railroad wrecks, there was a cause for it, and that cause will be ascertained when the official examination occurs. It seems strange that the man in the tower would allow the passenger to run onto the freight when he knew of the presence of both on the same track and at the same time. But it occurred and the cause will be ferreted out and somebody will get a good big lay off. Had the caboose had an occupant at the time of the wreck he would have been instanlty killed, as the structure was splintered into kindling wood and the next car was badly shattered. The passenger train was not injured in the least. After an hour's work on. clearing away the debris another engine was secured and the passengers went on. The passenger officials state that the safety block was thrown open and that of course the passenger went ahead. The flagman at the sixth street crossing did not flag the passenger, but he states that he was unaware of there being a freight on the passenger track. The engineer of the freight says that he was compelled to wait on another freight in front of him before he was able to pull his train out and that while he was waiting the passenger struck his train. .The Visitors for a Few Days as Registered. (Special to the Palladium.) New Paris, O., August 19. The at

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tendance at Cedar Springs does not diminish. Miss Mary Reynolds and party left this morning for their homes in Dayton, Ohio, after being guests at the hotel for three weeks. Following were the guests since Tuesday : Mrs. J. S. Brown, Indianapolis, Ind. Mrs. J. A. Logan, Eaton, O. James Nelson, Eaton, O. H. L. McElderoy, Lalla Jego, Ala. Mr. Bayman, Muncie, Ind. Miss Barbour Richmond, Ind. Mrs. Williams, Richmond, Ind. T. C. Davis, Richmond, Ind. W. C. Byram, Richmond, Ind. Carl Ludwig and wife, Dayton, O. B. F. Thomas and wife, Hamilton. Mary Belle Westf all, Dayton, O. Edna Fisher, Eaton, O. Martha Lake, Eaton, O. O. P. Thomas, Richmond, Ind. Jas. M. Gaar, Richmond, Ind. A. D. Eldridge, Cincinnati, O. Rowland Hughes, Chicago, 111. Ethel F. Robbins, Detroit, Mieh.

HEALTH OFFICE Grace Howard, aged eighteen years, of 117 South Second street, has typhoid fever. IN THIS CITY WHICH IS CLEAN AND SANITARY THE RECORD OF CASES Of Typhoid Fever in Richmond All But One Contracted in Other Cities. ' Richmond is one of the most sanitary and clean cities of its size in this part of the country. The water is pure and not infested with typhoid germs, or in fact, of any germs whatever. "Richmond has reason to be proud of the excellent record it has of a clean city," said City Health Officer Davis this afternoon to a Palladium representative, "for it is very seldom indeed that any case of any kind of disease is contracted. Of late there have been nine cases of typhoid in this city, and with only one exception the disease has been contracted in some other city. The one case referred to is that of a laborer, who has been in the habit of drinking from wells in whatever part of the city he has happened to be working. Besides this, there is one case, that of a four-year-old girl, in which the origin of the disease can not be traced." "Of the nine cases of typhoid fever that have been in Richmond two were contracted in Cincinnati, one in Columbus, Ohio, one in Cottage Grove, two in Indianapolis, one from drinking water from the various wells throughout the city and in one the origin can not be traced." This is certainly a fine record, and shows that the efforts of the sanitary officers have not been wasted. "Typhoid is the great 'hot weather disease', " said Dr. Davis, "and Richmond has been very fortunate up to date in the number and kind of cases of typhoid that have been in the city. Typhoid is not always a water-born disease, that is contracted from the water," said Dr. Davis. "It can be conveyed in many other ways as well." t MRS. LACKEY DEAD A Well Known Womanof Cambridge City Dead. Cambridge City, August 19. Mrs. Catherine Lackey, wife of John S. Lackey, the well known horseman and promoter of auction horse sales in Indiana died at the family residence in this city yesterday. Death was due to cancer of the stomach with which she had been afflicted for nearly a year. Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon with, burial at Riverside cemetery., . , J .

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HE WEAKENS BUT REGAINS HIS NERVE AT LAST . GUILTY FIVE MURDERS The Noted Strangler Pronounced to be Dead in Seven Minutes A History of His Life. Columbus O., August 19. Alfred A. Knapp, convicted of the murder of his wife, Hannah Goddard Knapp, and who confessed to five murders, was electrocuted in the annex at the Ohio penitentiary a few minutes after midnight. Knapp, Avho weakened when he found his last hope for life had gone and expressed a fear that he would have to be eai-ried to the death chair, regained his nerve and met his fate with little show of fear or emotion. The electrocution was conducted Avithout a hitch, the first shock being applied at 12:02, the second a minuate later and at 12:09 he was pronounced dead. Alfred A.Knapp, although convicted and electrocuted for the murder of his third wife, Hannah Goddard Knapp, confessed to having committedfive murders, all of his victims being women. Knapp was born in Greensburg, Ind., in 18C2. He had spent more than half of the past twenty-two years behind prison bars. In 18S4 he married Emma Stubbes at Terre Haute, Ind,, but was divorced from her within the year. In 18S6 he married Jennie Connors at Lawrenceburg, Ind. Between 1SSG and 1894 Knapp was confined in the penitentiaries at Jefferson ville and Michigan City, and shortly after his release, according to his story, he murdered Emma Littleman in a lumber yard in Cincinnati. Knapp also elaimed to have killed May Eckert in Cincinnati in 1894. Later in August of that year the body of Jennie Conners Knapp was found in a canal in Cincinnati, the circumstances pointing to suicide. Knapp claimed that he killed her on August 7 and threw the body into the canal. In 1S95 Ida Gephart was murdered in Indianapolis and Knapp elaimed to have killed her. Knapp returned to Cincinnati and in 1896 married Hannah Goddard. In 1897 he again appeared in Indianapolis. In June, 1902, he returned to his wife, then living in Hamilton, O. On December 22 his wife mysteriously disappeared. Shortly afterward Knapp went to Indianapolis. On February 24, 1903, Mrs. Edward King, of Cumminsville, near Cincinnati, notified the Hamiltton, O., police force that Knapp 's wife was missing, and that he had married Anne Gamble, at Indianapolis. Knapp was arrested there on April 25, 1903. He was returning to Hamilton in the belief that the charge against him was bigamy. Once in the Hamilton jail he was openly charged with the murder of his wife. At first he stoutly denied it, though claiming to know that she was dead. Later he confessed, however. POLO PLATERS Will Be Rank Outsiders When it

Comes to Selecting Players. It is very evident that the polo managers are going to run things to suit themselves this year. Yesterday Manager Sebern, of the Elwood polo team authorized a denial of the statement that John Roberts, of last year's team, has gone east to select players for next year's Elwood representation. Manager Sebern says emphatically that Roberts or no other players will have anything to say about the choosing of. the team tbis year t . ...... u.iii--

GRAIE FA1LY DATE REUNION

GLEN MILLER PARK THE SCENE OF THE GATHERING AN ENJOYABLE MEETING Election of Officers Reading of Lettea From the Absent OnesSpeeches. The Grave family reunion was held in Glen Miller park yesterday afternoon and was one of the most enjoyable affairs ever held by this family. At noon a sumptuous dinner was served, after which the meeting was called to order by the President, Sylvester Cook of Cox's Mills. As usual a program was carried out. Miss Bulla entertained the audience with her graphophone and Miss Nellie Morrow recited a choice selection. The humorous piece, "A Widower Hunting for a Wife," given by Master Ferris Hiatt, was greatly enjoyed by all. Newton Grave made an impromptu speech, a portion of which was very touching, especially his references to the past. A motion was made to discontinue the meetings, which was overwhelmingly voted down. ! A letter was read from Judge Grave, of Emporia, Kansas, in which he gave a short history of the earlier life in the army, after the war, and of his life up to the present time. The letter was most interesting and highly appreciated. - A letter from Mrs. Mary A. Parker Of Long Lake, Minnesota, telling of Iwr inability to be present and send ing good wishes to the meeting, was read. The next order of business was the election of officers which resulted as follows : 1 President, Allen W. Grave, Rich mond. ; Vice president, John Cox, Rich mond. ' Secretary, Nathan Grave, White water, Indiana. Treasurer, Joshua S. Rich, R. F. D. No. 8, Richmond. The meeting adjourned to meet the third Thursday in August, 1905. Mrs. Martha Cox, of Bryan, Ohio, is the oldest surviving female mem ber of the family, aged eighty-eight years. The following visitors from out-of-town, were in attendance: Newton Grave, the oldest surviving male member of the family, Kokomo, Ind., aged seventy-four years; Mrs. Charles McConnell, Dunkirk, Ind.; J. F. Patterson, R. F. D. No. 6, Portland, Ind.; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Williams, Muncie, Ind.; B. F. Grave, Pennville, Ind.; Mr. and Mrs. J. Willis, Indianapolis, Ind.; Mrs. Ed Williams and daughters, of Springfield, O.; the Misses Goldia and Viva Wordan, of Marion, Ind. In the year 1816 four brothers Enos, Jonathan L., Jacob and Nathan Grave with their families, emigrated from Log Cabin Meeting, Delaware to Wayne county, Indiana, and settled in this (Wayne) township, about six miles northeast of this city. Jonathan L., John and Nathan married three sisters, Lydia, Hannah and Mary Howell. John Grave did not leave the State of Delaware. SHARP SHOOTERS En Route to St. Louis Here This Morning. On board train No. 21, the fast train to St. Louis, this morning, were fifteen members of the New Jersey National Guard Infantry, who are the best shots with a rifle that can be found inside that State. The sharpshooters were en route to Fort Riley, Kansas, where from August 27 to September 1 will be held the national I rifle tournament of the National Guard. The New Jersey team was composed of fine looking men, ranging from twenty-six to fifty-five years of age, the best shot of the entire .team.

and one whose name is familiar to followers of rifle tournaments, being over fifty. . The New Jersey team in its trial tournament made some excellent scores and the riflemen Avere confident that they would stand an excellent chance to Avin the National tournament. "Our chief competition," said a soldier to a Palladium reporter, "will be the shooters from Fort Sheridan, near Chicago, Avhose records, made recently are the best made for many years.' The riflemen attracted quite a good deal of attention at the station during their fh'e minute stop, and Avere kept busy answering questions from the onlookers. The team traeled in a special sleeper.

Will Pull Off Bush Fight. Ehvood, Ind., August 19. A tenround bout has been been quietly arranged to take place at Rigdon, five miles northeast of Elwood, tonight at the saloon of Dan SeAvard. William Casto, of Elwood and a man named Bennett, of Grant count-, are said to be the principals and it is expected that the affair will be a slugging match from the Avord go, with a knock out termination. FIVE BATTLESHIPS AND PALLADA HAVE ARRIVED AT PORT ARTHUR-NOTHING SAID ABOUT THEIR CONDITION Official Information Received General News of the Great Japanese Russian War. (By Associated Press.) St. Petersburg, August 19. Official information was received by the Admiralty that Vce Admiral Prince Omklimsky's five battleships and protected cruiser Pallada are at Port Arthur. Nothing is sand about their condition. Tokio, August 19. A Russian gunboat of the Otvagne type struck a mine and sann off Laoti Promontory yesterday in the extreme southern point of South Port Arthur. This is an armored gunboat of 1,500 tons. Washington, August 19. The State department has a dispatch from Che Foo saying that this morning seven Japanese destroyers entered the harbor and met an unknown steamer entering which they captured. Two of the Japanese cruisers are outside the harbor. Released from Pen. (By Associated Press.) Chicago, 111., August 19. Charles W. Shalding, former bank president sentenced to ten years imprisonment for embezzlement was today released by order of court because of a technical fault in the indictment. County Commissioners. Are out on Beeler's hill this afternoon making an inspection of the work in progress there. Assault and Battery. Ralph Jones, of Centerville, was arrested yesterday at Centerville on the charge of assault and battery. The case was tried before Squire Spink. Jones vras fined. AGED HAN Shoots Dr. Samuel, F. Chapin at His Home. (By Associated Press.) Blomingtn, His., August 19. Dr. Samuel F. Chapin is dying from a bullet wound inflicted last night at his home at Saybrook by George F. Wilkinson, aged seventy years. Wilkinson was arrested. He says his daughter living at Chapin 's had been abuSed .by him.

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REPORT FROM ELWOOD PAPER OF HOW HE LOST HIS LIFE NERVE HE DISPLAYED He Missed His Footing and Fell From the Caboose and Was Dragged Under the Wheels. The Palladium yesterday gave an accunt of the death at Elwood of W. B. Phillis, the particulars of which could not be gleaned yesterday. Last eA-ening's Call Leader gave the following' additional facts: "The young man was at the rear end of the train which was pulling out of the yards at the depot. With his lantern, he started to climb to the top of the caboose and signaled the engineer to go ahead. In some manner he missed his hold and fell. ' "The plunge to the track was directly in front of the wheels of the ca- . boose, and they passed OAer his body. He was picked up mangled and bleeding, by the persons who chanced to Avitness the fall and whose call for assistance brought others. Smith's ambulance removed Phillis to the office of Dr. Hoppenrath. "The company's surgeons, Drs. EdAvins and Hoppenrath, assisted by Drs. NeAvcomer and Runyan, made an examination of the injuries. It AA-as found that both legs were crushed just before the hip joint. The injury Avas one that appeared to be fatal at once. The physicians gave every attention, knoAving at the same time that nothing could save the young man's life. An hour later he Avas dead. "Phillis' nerve was remarkable and Avhile he was considered an easy-going sort of fellow by his companions of the road, where he had been emploj'ed as brakeman for about a year, he showed a coolness last night, after being hurt that surprised all who saw him. He fanned himself complacently while his injuries were being examined and talked with the surgeons. "The young man's mother is said to be in Iowa, and his father is believed to be a resident of an Ohio city. After the coroner verdict of accidental killing was rendered, the body was taken to Richmond on the 7:30 Panhandle train this morning, where the interment will take place." Children Free. (By Associated Press.) St. Louis, August 19. On August 29 all the children under fifteen years are to be admitted free to the world's fair. FiA-e children accompanied by an adult is to be admitted free. First Brigade Gets Victory. (By Associated Press.) Athens, Ohio, jAugust 19. There will be no maneuvers today to allow the rest of the regimental inspection this afternoon. The unofficial report of yesterday's movements gi-es the A'ictory to the first brigade. Stabbed to Death. Cincinnati, August 19. John Parks today stabbed Isaac Adams to death in a quarrel over a dice game in a saloon. Both were miners and came here from Chattanooga. They were employed in a brewery . and were , roommates and always had been good friends. Visits Asbury Park and is Removed by Officer. Asbury Park, N. J., August 19. Carrie Nation created a sensation on the board walk by climbing the steps to the Camera Obscuro, near the Casino, and starting to harangue the strollers against the evils of wasting their time in summer dawdling. Capt. Al Dey of the beach police force coax ed her down, nd2nckihg her 'firmly nnder his "arm, escorted her, protesting, to a . trolley ear. - , .

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